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Tucson boy in desperate need of kidney

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Tucson boy in desperate need of kidney
Tucson boy in desperate need of kidney

You could be the miracle a Tucson family is looking for.

Isaiah Hernandez is on a tough journey.

He's in desperate need of a kidney transplant.

NATS VIDEO GAME PLAYING :41 -:59 "I LIKE TO PLAY VIDEOGAMES AND I LIKE TO SOMETIMESGO OUT AND RIDE MY BIKE AND IALSO LIKE TO PUNCH MY PUNCHINGBAG." ISAIAH HERNANDEZ IS ONETOUGH NINE YEAR OLD.

HE'S BEENIN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL ALLHIS LIFE.

1:15-1:25 TERRYHERNANDEZ, MOTHER "HE'S HADKIDNEY FAILURE SINCE HE WASBORN.

IN AND OUT LIKE I SAID.BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, LOTS OFMEDICATIONS, LOTS OF SHOTS."ISAIAH'S MOTHER, TERRY, SAYSHE HAD A KIDNEY TRANSPLANTBACK IN 2012 THANKS TO AFAMILY FRIEND.

1:39-1:44"WHICH HELPED HIM FOR A LONGTIME UNTIL JUST RECENTLY.UNTIL A YEAR AGO WHEN HEREJECTED." TERRIBLE NEWS.

NOWISAIAH IS ON KIDNEY DIALYSIS.2:11-2:13 "IT FEELS WEIRD."3:17-3:26 "HE HAS TO DO THEMACHINE EVERY NIGHT.

IT RUNSTEN HOURS AT NIGHT EVERY DAY.HE HAD TO BE ON IT UNTIL HEGETS A TRANSPLANT." WAITINGFOR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT...TOFEEL LIKE A NORMAL KID AGAIN.5:31-5:45 "SO IT'S HARD WEHAVE TO PLAN EVERYTHING AROUNDTHAT MACHINE.

AROUND THATTIME.

NOW YOU'RE STUCK IN YOUBED TIL 10 HOURS LATER.

HE'SLIKE CAN I BE OUT THERE, YOUCAN'T." ISAIAH CAN HARDLY GOOUT BECAUSE OF BIG CONCERNSBROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC.9:42-9:50 "HE'S HIGH RISK.

HEONLY LEAVES THIS HOUSE WHEN HEHAS A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT ANDTHAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT." HEGOES TO THE DOCTOR EVERYCOUPLE OF WEEKS.

ISAIAH'SMOTHER SAYS THE REALITY OFHOSPITAL VISITS AND DIALYSISIS FRUSTRATING.

5:56-6:03"SOMETIMES IT FEELS HELPLESSLIKE I CANT CHANGE THAT FORHIM.

I WISH I COULD." AMOTHER'S WISH.

THE HERNANDEZFAMILY HOPES ISAIAH FINDS ADONOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.(FROM VIDEO CLIP--555G6687-02.MXF) :36-:46 IHAVE TO TELL HIM WE HAVE TO.WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING.

THATSTHE ONLY WAY WE ARE GOING TOGET THROUGH ANYTHING.KEEPINGGOING FORWARD AND PUSHING."STAYING STRONG...JUST LIKEISAIAH'S FAVORITESUPERHERO...SPIDE RMAN.3:10-3:17 "BECAUSE HE SHOOTSHIS WEB AND HE STICKS TOBUILDINGS AND HE HAS SPIDERSENSE."IF YOU WOULD TO BE CONSIDEREDAS A DONOR FOR ISAIAH.

YOU CAN

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